LOT 45
AVINASH THAKER
B.India, 1955
Courtyard, 1999
Signed “Avinas” on lower right
Signed, dated and titled on verso
Exhibited in Artworld “Indian Contemporary Paintings” at Museum and Gallery, USM Penang and at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1999
Oil on canvas
102 x 79 cm
Private Collection, Putrajaya
RM 6,000 – RM 9,000
Avinash Thaker was born in Rajkot, India in 1955. He was initiated into art by his father and later by his artist friend, Manhar Makwana. He studied art and graduated in 1977 and later studied under Artist Vrindavan Solanki for 5 years in 1997. He has received many awards from the Gujarat Lalit Kala Academy and the Camlin Art Foundation. He has also held 9 solo shows and has participated in several group exhibitions. He is known to paint nostalgic cityscapes of Gujarat in an impasto style, just like what can be seen in this particular painting.